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Persian Lessons

Film · 2020

Occupied France, 1942. Gilles is arrested by SS soldiers alongside other Jews and sent to a camp in Germany. He narrowly avoids sudden execution by swearing to the guards that he is not Jewish, but Persian. This lie temporarily saves him, but Gilles gets assigned a life-or-death mission: to teach Farsi to Head of Camp Koch, who dreams of opening a restaurant in Iran once the war is over. Through an ingenious trick, Gilles manages to survive by inventing words of "Farsi" every day and teaching them to Koch.

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The people who made it

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Behind the camera

  1. Ilya Zofinwriter · producer
  2. Vadim Perelmandirector · producer
  3. Vessela Martschewskieditor
  4. Vladislav Opelyantscinematographer
  5. Sacha Galperinecomposer
  6. Evgueni Galperinecomposer
  7. Leonid Shpolskyproducer
  8. Nadezhda Zezyukovaproducer
  9. Rauf Atamalibekovproducer
  10. Elizaveta Chalenkoproducer
  11. Ilya Dzhincharadzeproducer
  12. Jamila Wenskeproducer
  13. Pavel Buryaproducer
  14. Murad Osmannproducer
  15. Ilya Stewartproducer
  16. Sol Bondyproducer
  17. Timur Bekmambetovproducer
  18. Dmitry Tatarnikovproduction designer

On screen

  1. Jonas Naylead actor
  2. Nahuel Pérez Biscayartlead actor
  3. Leonie Beneschlead actor
  4. Lars Eidingerlead actor
  5. Andreas Hofersupporting actor
  6. Antonin Chalonsupporting actor
  7. Giuseppe Schillacisupporting actor
  8. Lola Bessissupporting actor
  9. Luisa-Céline Gaffronsupporting actor
  10. David Schüttersupporting actor
  11. Alexander Beyersupporting actor
  12. Anastasia Gudeiguest actor
  13. Anton Zhukovguest actor
  14. Elena Girenokguest actor
  15. Elena Stetsenkoguest actor
  16. Gareth McGregorguest actor
  17. Maximilian Anthony Hirschleguest actor
  18. Oleg Veberguest actor
  19. Serge Barbagalloguest actor
  20. Svetlana Anikeyguest actor
  21. Veronika Buslaevaguest actor
  22. Ingo Hülsmannguest actor
  23. Marcus Calvinguest actor
  24. Sofya Gershevichguest actor
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